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How long can you live with a damaged pancreas?


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Damaged pancreas

  1. A person without a pancreas cannot survive without artificial insulin injections and digestive enzymes.
  2. People with pancreatic cancer have a much shorter lifespan than those with non-cancerous pancreatic diseases, according to a study (such as pancreatitis).
  3. Untreated advanced pancreatic cancer has a median survival time of roughly 3.5 months.

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